Tour of Britain - News

Bradley Wiggins to lead Sky at The Tour of Britain

29/07/2010

The Tour of Britain is pleased to announce that Bradley Wiggins will headline the Sky Professional Cycling Team's line-up for this September's Tour, in a six man roster that also contains top British riders Russell Downing, Steve Cummings and National Road Race Champion Geraint Thomas.Fellow Olympian and National Circuit Race Champion Ed Clancy will lead the Motorpoint – Marshalls Pasta team that also contains current Great Britain track cyclist Andy Tennant and double Halfords Tour ...

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Portfolio holder for Cultural Services going the full distance to promote The Tour

28/07/2010

With the Norfolk stage of The Tour of Britain cycle race under two months away, Norfolk County Council's lead political spokeperson for the race is going the full distance in familiarising himself with the route and promoting the event's visit to the county.The UK's biggest live sporting event heads across the county on Thursday September 16, with around 100 of the world's leading professional cyclists vying for the yellow jersey for winning the Norfolk stage.Seven weeks before the race, on ...

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Britain's friendliest cycling rivals reunite

27/07/2010

Two decades after British cycling aces John Herety and Graham Jones vied with each other for the top world honours, the two legends recently joined forces to put The Prostate Cancer Charity Tour Rides to the test.The life-long friends and former cycling buddies saddled up to try out the 175km route of the South West Tour Ride ahead of the sportive in September. The event is part of a trio of cycling events the Charity is staging in partnership with The Tour of Britain, which offer people the ...

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Volunteer at The Tour of Britain

26/07/2010

With just over seven weeks until The Tour of Britain, you can be involved in the country's biggest professional cycle race.Have you ever wanted to work on the country's premier cycle race, The Tour of Britain, but never known how?! Well, now's your chance!The Tour of Britain is looking for volunteers to help out with a variety of roles at stage starts and finishes as well as en route at King of the Mountains and Sprint locations.Whether it is marshalling crossing points, ...

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Tour of Britain Newsletter

25/07/2010

If you don't receive the Official Tour of Britain Newsletter via email, then don't worry you've not missed out as you can now read it all here!The Official Tour of Britain NewsletterWelcome to the Official Tour of Britain Newsletter, presented by Outsourcery, the UK's leading provider of unified communications and hosted IT solutions for business.There are just over seven weeks until The Tour of Britain gets underway and the search for the successor to Edvald Boasson Hagen's ...

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Dan Fleeman helps to launch Stage Seven

20/07/2010

Team Raleigh's Dan Fleeman was present in Bury St Edmunds and Colchester on Friday to help officials launch Stage Seven of The Tour of Britain. The penultimate leg of The Tour will be jointly hosted by Suffolk and Essex, beginning in Bury St Edmunds before weaving its way across the Suffolk / Essex border through Lavenham, Sudbury, Braintree and Tiptree to the finish at Colchester.Set against the beautiful backdrop of Bury St Edmunds cathedral, officials from The Tour of Britain, Suffolk ...

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Celebrating The Great Tour with Ordnance Survey

03/07/2010

Lasting 64 days and taking in 6,600 kilometres of the stunning British coastline by bicycle, The Great Tour is a unique endurance cycling challenge that supports Caravan (The Grocery Industry's Benevolent Fund) and is supported by the whole grocery industry.Keeping the sea to their right for 64 days and never losing the sight, smell or sound of the sea during their epic pedal for Caravan and The Prostate Cancer Charity, all the time The Great Tour is kept on track by Ordnance Survey ...

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Boardroom bikers bring technology to The Tour

24/05/2010

Following Britain's cycling success at the 2008 Olympics, the sport is at an all-time high and research shows that it is the second fastest growing sport and past time in Britain. The summer of cycling has already started in London, with statistics revealing that cycle journeys on London's major roads are now up 117 per cent.Outsourcery, the UK's leading cloud computing and unified communications provider, is proud to announce it is to be a sponsor and the Official Technology Partner for the ...

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Sharp announces sponsorship of The Tour of Britain, Halfords Tour Series and Prostate Cancer Charity Tour Rides

19/05/2010

Electronics giant Sharp today announced that it will be the "Official Electronics Partner" of The 2010 Tour of Britain, The Halfords Tour Series and The Prostate Cancer Charity Tour Rides, in a sponsorship agreement which demonstrates the company's continuing commitment to British pro-cycling.

As the premier event in the UK racing calendar, attracting over a million roadside spectators across the country, The Tour of Britain offers an exceptional platform for exposure of the ...

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The Tour of Britain 2010 Unveils Hardest Route in Seven Years

20/04/2010

The Tour of Britain have today unveiled the route for the 2010 event, which will take place across eight days of racing from 11th to the 18th September.The launch event, which took place at The London Transport Museum in Covent Garden, saw the race route unveiled to audience of invited guests and industry insiders.The 2010 Tour of Britain will start in the North West of England on Saturday 11th September and finish in London the following weekend on Saturday 18th September, giving Britains ...

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